Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Jul 14 2022 20:01:01 HAMS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HOST 'CRUISE IN' FOR MOBILE JIM/ANCHOR: If you're one of those hams who likes to operate while mobile, you're in good company, as we hear from Sel Embee, KB3TZD. SEL: Inspired by a group of American amateur radio operators in Wisconsin, Surrey Emergency Program Amateur Radio V-E-7-S-A-R is hosting its first mobile cruise-in for hams in British Columbia, Canada. It's an opportunity to show off creative approaches to mobile operation, whether the portable shack is maritime mobile, pedestrian, bicycle or even horseback. A post on the Surrey group's blog said that the local event will be held on August 14th and is modeled after the one that has been held for a dozen years by the Portage County Amateur Radio Service in Wisconsin. The Surrey club's members are hoping to see creative approaches to operators' grab 'n' go kits as well as more formal installations. Prizes will be awarded for most bands covered and neatest installation. Entries will be judged by the Surrey fire and police services. The club is hosting it in the parking lot of the A&W Restaurant in Surrey. For more details visit v-e-7-s-a-r-dot-net (ve7sar.net) For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D. (SURREY EMERGENCY PROGRAM AMATEUR RADIO) ** CAR MAKERS REPORT DECLINE IN AM RADIOS JIM/ANCHOR: Is AM mode going away? Well, certainly not in amateur radio, but there has apparently been some action among automakers who are making the transition to electric car manufacture. Kent Peterson, KC0DGY, brings us that story. KENT: Amplitude modulation - so loved by radio amateurs for being the first voice mode -- is apparently becoming the last-choice commercial radio option for some automobile manufacturers who are having second thoughts about retaining AM radio in their new cars, many are citing electric-motor interference. They claim that the electric motors that provide the power to the drive wheels mess with terrestrial AM radio reception, creating such issues as distortion, static and signal loss. Tesla has already cut AM radios from its vehicles, starting with its original Model S. BMW pulled it from both its i3 and i8 sedans -- and no Audi models that are fully electric are equipped with AM radios either. A representative for Audi explained on the consumerguide.com website that drivers can make up for the loss by opting to stream those stations via digital signals on a cellular or Wi-Fi connection. An article on the website, thedrive.com, also noted that AM is practically gone from the broadcast radio scene in Europe as well, overtaken by the DAB format. In the US, however, where AM radio still remains popular, it will be a challenge, especially for those long-distance drivers who most especially love the commercial radio version of DXing. In fact, as one author wrote on the website of incompliancemag.com: [quote] " Woe to those drivers who have fond memories of listening to an ever-changing array of AM radio stations as they traveled across the country in wood-paneled station wagons!" [endquote] For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY. (CONSUMERGUIDE.COM, THEDRIVE.COM, INCOMPLIANCEMAG.COM) ** PARKS ON THE AIR PREPS FOR SUMMER PLAQUE AWARDS JIM/ANCHOR: The Parks on the Air awards program is hosting its Summer Plaque Event, and preparing for its big awards ceremony to be held online on the POTA YouTube channel. Vance Martin, N3VEM, has the details. VANCE: Don't miss the Summer Plaque event, coming up July 16th and 17th, UTC. This is our busiest weekend every year, and it's your chance to win one of 17 high quality plaques for your shack! Once the event is over, be sure to upload your activation logs using POTA's new self-upload service, and then be on the lookout at the annual plaque event section from the menu at pota dot app for details on the award ceremony where an esteemed list of guests will join us on the official POTA YouTube channel to help us announce the winners. Guest presenters for this year's awards show include individuals from : AR Newsline Ham Radio Crash Course ICQ Podcast Ham Radio Live! & WRMI Shortwave "CQ Calling Show" Ham Radio Workbench Podcast Parks on the Air I am personally excited to announce that Matt Here, N3NWV, whom many of you know from our official POTA 101 videos will be taking over the reins of these monthly updates beginning in August. I've had a lot of fun recording these updates, but I'm looking forward to handing the reins over to our official media-manager as we continue to grow the program. As always, the team at Parks on the Air wishes you safe activations, and happy hunting. 73. This is November Three Victor Echo Mike. (POTA) --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .